New Mexico private prison to close because doesn’t have enough inmates to profit
Ray Downs, United Press International Writer ESTANCIA, N.M. (UPI) -- Private prison operators in New Mexico said they will close one of its prisons because it doesn't have enough inmates to make a profit. CoreCivic, the private prison company formerly known as Corrections Corporation of America, announced it will close its Estancia, N.M. facility over the next two months. More than 200 people will lose their jobs as a result of the closing. The prison was designed to hold between 900 […]